Major World Rituals and Rites of Passage - TOML

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code = "001"
slug = "seijin-shiki-japan"
name = "Seijin-no-Hi (Japan Coming of Age Ceremony)"
description = "Traditional Japanese ceremony where 20-year-olds pledge their awareness as adults."
age = "20"
category = "coming-of-age"
region = "Japan"

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code = "002"
slug = "guan-li-china"
name = "Guan Li and Ji Li (Chinese Coming of Age)"
description = "Chinese coming-of-age ceremony based on Confucian tradition. Guan Li for men, Ji Li for women."
age = "20（男子）、15（女子）"
category = "coming-of-age"
region = "China"

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code = "003"
slug = "bar-bat-mitzvah"
name = "Bar Mitzvah and Bat Mitzvah"
description = "Jewish religious ceremony marking religious adulthood."
age = "13（男子）、12（女子）"
category = "coming-of-age"
region = "Jewish communities worldwide"

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code = "004"
slug = "quinceanera"
name = "Quinceañera"
description = "Traditional Latin American celebration of a girl's 15th birthday."
age = "15"
category = "coming-of-age"
region = "Latin America, Hispanic communities"

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code = "005"
slug = "maasai-warrior-initiation"
name = "Maasai Warrior Initiation"
description = "Rigorous coming-of-age ceremony of the Maasai people in Kenya and Tanzania."
age = "10-20"
category = "coming-of-age"
region = "Kenya, Tanzania (Maasai people)"

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code = "006"
slug = "bull-jumping-hamar"
name = "Hamar Bull Jumping (Ukuli Bula)"
description = "Intense coming-of-age trial of the Hamar people in Ethiopia."
age = "15-20頃"
category = "coming-of-age"
region = "Ethiopia (Hamar people)"

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code = "007"
slug = "land-diving-vanuatu"
name = "Vanuatu Land Diving (Naghol)"
description = "Life-threatening coming-of-age ritual on Pentecost Island, Vanuatu."
age = "7-8歳から"
category = "coming-of-age"
region = "Vanuatu (Pentecost Island)"

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code = "008"
slug = "vision-quest"
name = "Vision Quest"
description = "Sacred coming-of-age ritual of Native Americans."
age = "思春期"
category = "coming-of-age"
region = "North America (Various Native American tribes)"

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code = "009"
slug = "sunrise-ceremony"
name = "Apache Sunrise Ceremony (Na'ii'ees)"
description = "Four-day Apache ceremony celebrating a girl's first menstruation."
age = "初潮時"
category = "coming-of-age"
region = "USA (Apache people)"

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code = "010"
slug = "debut-philippines"
name = "Philippine Debut"
description = "Glamorous Filipino celebration of a woman's 18th birthday."
age = "18"
category = "coming-of-age"
region = "Philippines"

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code = "011"
slug = "japanese-wedding"
name = "Japanese Wedding"
description = "Japanese wedding ceremony with diverse styles including Shinto, Buddhist, and Christian."
age = ""
category = "wedding"
region = "Japan"

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code = "012"
slug = "indian-wedding"
name = "Indian Wedding"
description = "Hindu wedding featuring colorful ceremonies lasting several days."
age = ""
category = "wedding"
region = "India"

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code = "013"
slug = "thai-wedding"
name = "Thai Wedding"
description = "Thai wedding blending Buddhist elements with traditional rituals."
age = ""
category = "wedding"
region = "Thailand"

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code = "014"
slug = "scottish-wedding"
name = "Scottish Wedding"
description = "Scottish wedding featuring kilts, bagpipes, and unique pre-wedding celebrations."
age = ""
category = "wedding"
region = "Scotland"

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code = "015"
slug = "german-wedding"
name = "German Wedding"
description = "German wedding including symbolic rituals like log cutting."
age = ""
category = "wedding"
region = "Germany"

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code = "016"
slug = "japanese-funeral"
name = "Japanese Funeral"
description = "Japanese funeral centered on Buddhist rituals including wake, funeral service, and cremation."
age = ""
category = "funeral"
region = "Japan"

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code = "017"
slug = "hindu-funeral"
name = "Hindu Funeral"
description = "Hindu funeral based on cremation, with scattering ashes in the Ganges as ideal."
age = ""
category = "funeral"
region = "India, Nepal, etc."

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code = "018"
slug = "tibetan-sky-burial"
name = "Tibetan Sky Burial"
description = "Unique Tibetan Buddhist funeral practice offering bodies to vultures."
age = ""
category = "funeral"
region = "Tibet, Tibetan Buddhist regions"

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code = "019"
slug = "madagascar-famadihana"
name = "Madagascar Famadihana (Turning of the Bones)"
description = "Unique Malagasy ancestor veneration ritual of unearthing and rewrapping bones."
age = ""
category = "funeral"
region = "Madagascar"

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code = "020"
slug = "ghana-fantasy-coffin"
name = "Ghana Fantasy Coffin"
description = "Ghanaian funeral featuring coffins shaped like the deceased's profession or hobbies."
age = ""
category = "funeral"
region = "Ghana"

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code = "021"
slug = "shichi-go-san"
name = "Shichi-Go-San"
description = "Traditional Japanese ceremony celebrating children's growth at ages 3, 5, and 7."
age = "3, 5, 7"
category = "other"
region = "Japan"

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code = "022"
slug = "irish-wake"
name = "Irish Wake"
description = "Cheerful Irish vigil with food and drink beside the body, sharing stories of the deceased."
age = ""
category = "funeral"
region = "Ireland"

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code = "023"
slug = "bullet-ant-initiation"
name = "Sateré-Mawé Bullet Ant Initiation"
description = "Intense Brazilian initiation wearing gloves filled with bullet ants."
age = "12+"
category = "coming-of-age"
region = "Brazil (Sateré-Mawé people)"

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code = "024"
slug = "walkabout"
name = "Australian Aboriginal Walkabout"
description = "Indigenous coming-of-age ritual learning survival skills in nature."
age = "10-16"
category = "coming-of-age"
region = "Australia"

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code = "025"
slug = "dipo-ceremony"
name = "Krobo Dipo Ceremony"
description = "Female coming-of-age ceremony of the Krobo people in Ghana."
age = "初潮時"
category = "coming-of-age"
region = "Ghana (Krobo people)"